Beej
actually started with FF1, but was so young that he didn’t
understand much of what he was doing. He played IV and VI (II and
III to you 90s-kid Americans out there) from the video store over
and over and over and over again.

Void
was the opposite side of the Final Fantasy-loving 90s kid, and he
started the series with FFVII which brought him into the broad,
magical world of jRPGs, summon magic, and random encounters. He,
though, went hardcore and did a full mainline Final Fantasy
playthrough--going from FF1 to FFXIV in order.

Speaking of, we go through the entire Final
Fantasy series, giving you listeners a survey of the highpoints
regarding each one.

FFI -
pick a party of classes and level them up

FFII
- the more you use a skill the more it levels up (skills level up
individually)

FFIII
- first job system

FFIV
- first real narrative with jobs uniquely tied to characters for
the first time

FFV -
first in-depth job system

FFVI
- first in-depth, truly mature story / first extra characters you
can miss / semi-open approach to world 2

FFVII
- genre defining for 3D jRPGs. It was 3D! The game where cutscenes
began to blow us away

FFX -
First PS2 game. Graphics were amazing. First FF with voice
acting, if you can call it that (haha!)

FFXI
- First MMO FF (definitely not a single player game. It had a huge
emphasis on being part of a group.)

FFXII
- Feels like a single player MMO. Gambit system. Vaan
(and Penelo) are not the protagonists of the story despite being
the main characters. Basch and Ashe are. Same world as
Tactics (Ivalice), only one that is set in another one,
right?

FFXIII - Super linear. Amazing visuals
again. This is where the series started to lose hardcore
fans. Made 2 more follow up spin off games.

FFXIV
- Second MMO Final Fantasy. Really good FF. True to the
series roots. Can be played pretty much as a single-player FF game
if you want it to be, but the story isn’t as in-depth and
intricate.

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About the Podcast

Being an adult is hard. So is being a geek. And an adult geek? Well, that's where we come in.
We're Beej and Void, and we've got more than a little experience in that area. We are life-long geeks and have managed to bring our geekery with us into adulthood and still be somewhat functional adults--you know, with families and jobs and that sort of thing.
We don't do toxic, and we don't do nerdrage. Our views on geekdom are positive and optimistic, and we believe that the most important part of being a geek is the people you get to geek out with.
Tightly focused discussions on specific topics drive the show. Striving to illustrate that it is entirely possible to be mega-geeks and responsible adults, we want to be your friend and create and open and positive geek community for everyone.
We started this podcast because we really want there to be a safe, welcoming, positive geek community for everyone. We want to talk about stuff we love, make friends, and most importantly, make sure that everyone feels appreciated and that there's a place for them. So whether your love is video games, comic books, movies, TV, fitness, computers and tech, or whatever else...come geek out with us. Let's be friends.